Boris Kroyt
Boris Kroyt (3 June 1897 – 15 November 1969) was a classical violinist and violist. He was the violist of the Budapest String Quartet from 1936 until the ensemble disbanded in 1967. Kroyt was born to a Jewish-Ukrainian family in Odessa, but spent his early life and career in Germany where he had been a child prodigy violinist. From the outbreak of World War II until his death at the age of 72, he lived in the United States and had become a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1944. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 23, 1897 (Odessa), Died November 13, 1969 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: viola
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-022902 | 10-in. | 4/25/1938 | Quintet for clarinet and strings | Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman | String quartet and clarinet | instrumentalist, viola | |
| Victor | BS-022903 | 10-in. | 4/25/1938 | Quintet for clarinet and strings | Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman | String quartet and clarinet | instrumentalist, viola | |
| Victor | BS-022904 | 10-in. | 4/25/1938 | Quintet for clarinet and strings | Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman | String quartet and clarinet | instrumentalist, viola | |
| Victor | BS-022905 | 10-in. | 4/25/1938 | Quintet for clarinet and strings | Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman | String quartet and clarinet | instrumentalist, viola | |
| Victor | BS-022906 | 10-in. | 4/25/1938 | Quintet for clarinet and strings | Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman | String quartet and clarinet | instrumentalist, viola | |
| Victor | BS-022907 | 10-in. | 4/25/1938 | Quintet for clarinet and strings | Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman | String quartet and clarinet | instrumentalist, viola | |
| Victor | CS-022908 | 12-in. | 4/25/1938 | Quintet for clarinet and strings | Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman | String quartet and clarinet | instrumentalist, viola | |
| Victor | CS-022909 | 12-in. | 4/25/1938 | Quintet for clarinet and strings | Budapest String Quartet ; Benny Goodman | String quartet and clarinet | instrumentalist, viola | |
| Brunswick | 114bv | 12-in. | 1929 | String quartet G minor | Guarneri Quartet ; Danil Karpilovsky ; Boris Kroyt ; Walter Lutz ; Maurits Stromfeld | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
| Brunswick | 115bv | 12-in. | 1929 | String quartet G minor | Guarneri Quartet ; Danil Karpilovsky ; Boris Kroyt ; Walter Lutz ; Maurits Stromfeld | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
| Brunswick | 118bv | 12-in. | 1929 | Quartet D major | Guarneri Quartet ; Danil Karpilovsky ; Boris Kroyt ; Walter Lutz ; Maurits Stromfeld | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
| Brunswick | 119bv | 12-in. | 1929 | Quartet D major | Guarneri Quartet ; Danil Karpilovsky ; Boris Kroyt ; Walter Lutz ; Maurits Stromfeld | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kroyt, Boris," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107464.
Kroyt, Boris. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107464.
"Kroyt, Boris." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Kroyt, Boris, 1898-1969 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96081651
Wikidata: Boris Kroyt - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4241539
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/44483619
MusicBrainz: Boris Kroyt - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6661e665-e93f-4385-a35c-cb665fb1caac
ISNI: 0000 0000 8377 9814 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000083779814
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